Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLINWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200582000731
Ellinwood Elem
310 E. 6th St., Ellinwood, KS 67526 · (620) 564-2750 · Barton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
100 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ellinwood Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 33.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ellinwood Elem
Ellinwood Elem's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellinwood Elem this school | 202 | 49.5% | 34.9% |
| Oakley Elem Oakley | 191 | 47.6% | 40.8% |
| Washington Elementary Washington | 192 | 52.1% | 46.9% |
| Marion Elem Marion | 238 | 50.8% | 50.5% |
| Central Elem Burden | 162 | 50.0% | 43.7% |
| Bentley Primary School Bentley | 200 | 53.5% | 44.4% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ellinwood Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Barton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #438 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #366 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #440 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #535 of 714 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #76 of 539 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #376 of 540 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #381 of 658 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #29 of 377 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
202
-43 (-18%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 202 | 17.4 | 11.6:1 | 50% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 17.2 | 13.5:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 44% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 53% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 49% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 48% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellinwood Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (291 to 202); teachers down 17% (21 to 17.4).
About Ellinwood Elem
Ellinwood Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Ellinwood, Kansas. Federal data show 202 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 35% below average.
Ellinwood Public Schools is responsible for 3 schools, Ellinwood Elem included, with 420 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Ellinwood Elem, about 80 are White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Barton County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Ellinwood Elem are from different groups.
There are about 11.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ellinwood Elem, which has 17.4. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%. The 62% average for public schools in Barton County is 12 points higher.
Ellinwood Elem earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.5% at Ellinwood Elem; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.9%.
For Barton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,851, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 15 public schools and about 4,179 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Ellinwood Middle School, is the closest to Ellinwood Elem. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 34.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 245 to 202. The school's ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 11.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Ellinwood Elem can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ellinwood Public Schools
- Ellinwood HighHigh · 146 students
- Ellinwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 72 students
Other schools in Ellinwood
- Ellinwood HighHigh · 146 students
- Ellinwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Ellinwood Middle School0.3 mi · 72
- Ellinwood High0.3 mi · 146
- Riley Elem9.9 mi · 296
- Park Elem10.4 mi · 304
- Great Bend High School10.5 mi · 923
- Jefferson Elem10.9 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Ellinwood ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Ellinwood Elem?
Ellinwood Elem enrolls approximately 202 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Ellinwood Elem serve?
Ellinwood Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellinwood Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ellinwood Elem is approximately 11.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ellinwood Elem?
At Ellinwood Elem, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ellinwood Elem in?
Ellinwood Elem is part of Ellinwood Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.